EFI’s new Nozomi 14000 SD single-pass printer for sign and display graphics being showcased at this week’s FESPA is due to be released later this year. EFI has also announced new UV LED inkjet inks for thermoformed 3D applications.
EFI Nozomi 14000 SD
“Electronics For Imaging, Inc., continues on its innovative path to create more opportunities for customers to achieve profitable growth with the announcement of the company’s first UV LED inkjet inks for thermoformed 3D sign and display applications, along with another breakthrough in the analogue-to-digital transformation – the EFI Nozomi 14000 SD single-pass printer for sign and display graphics that is more than twice as productive as the fastest multi-pass/shuttle-based printer,” EFI said in a press release.
The company is presenting its extensive portfolio of sign and display graphics technology – including advanced roll-to-roll, hybrid and soft-signage graphics printers – at the FESPA Global Print Expo, 23-26 May, at Messe Munich in Hall A1, Stand B50.
EFI Nozomi single-pass technology for sign and display graphics
Available later this year, the 1.4-metre-wide EFI Nozomi 14000 SD single-pass printer joins the 1.8-metre-wide EFI Nozomi 18000+ LED printer – the first single-pass inkjet production printer designed for sign and display graphics printing – in a series of modular and scalable solutions for ultra-high-volume producers looking for super-high-speed, high-quality production capabilities.
"The Nozomi 14000 SD printer supports a variety of substrates for sign and display applications along with enhanced priming and print varnish optional capabilities," EFI said. “With speeds up to 10 times faster than multi-pass printers on the market, the Nozomi 140000 SD printer is available with white, orange and violet ink options in addition to the standard CMYK ink set to give display graphics professionals the ability to deliver up to 97% of the Pantone colour gamut.
“The new EFI LED thermoformable ink announced at FESPA extends the company’s history of innovation as a leading manufacturer of digital inkjet inks for industrial and display graphics applications. EFI Transform-TF LED thermoforming ink is an extremely flexible, UV LED curable digital ink for first-surface interior and second-surface exterior/backlit applications where common thermoplastic is specified for deep-draw thermoforming."
Ken Hanulec, EFI VP of worldwide marketing: “We’re looking forward to meeting with our customers at FESPA, one of the most important shows in this segment, and showing them the capabilities and versatility of solutions from EFI that allow them to grow both their revenues and their profitability. Our dynamic, comprehensive portfolio – with new and innovative inks and coatings, and more than a dozen production printers offering the most advanced technology available – speaks to our commitment to helping our customers thrive no matter where they are on their journey in providing high-end, versatile display graphics.”
EFI’s portfolio of production inkjet printers on display at FESPA includes:
The 3.5-metre EFI VUTEk Q3r roll-to-roll LED printer that provides a complete print-to-finished graphic workflow, from RIP to finished product. "The fastest superwide-format roll-to-roll solution in its class, it prints at up to 558 square metres per hour and features true resolution up to 1200 dpi, and white and clear ink printing together."
The 3.4-metre EFI VUTEk FabriVU 340i+ dye-sublimation printer with inline fixation allows users to print direct to fabric and sublimate inline in one step, for production runs that are immediately ready for finishing and shipping. It features four-colour printing, speeds of up to 480 square metres per hour, and ultra-high resolution up to 2,400 dpi.
The high-productivity 3.2-metre EFI VUTEk h5 hybrid roll/flatbed LED printer delivers mage quality up to 1200 dpi and throughput at speeds up to 109 boards per hour, with automated media handling options, including a ¾ automated media loading and stacker systems and super duty winders.
The 3.2-metre EFI Pro 30h hybrid roll/flatbed LED printer is a solution for businesses targeting production sign and display graphics as a growth opportunity. Running at speeds up to 230 square metres per hour, it features four colours plus dual channels of white standard and prints in resolutions up to 1,200 dpi.
Fiery Joins EFI at FESPA
Experts from Fiery LLC will also be present in the EFI stand at FESPA with three Fiery and Fiery Display Graphics workstations showing prepress workflow, print analytics, RIP and colour management workflow and a wide range of specialty printing applications. Fiery Display Graphics partner Mimaki will be showing its TxF150-75 Fiery-Driven textile printer. And a Fiery-Driven Maegis RS Pro DTF UV 7 printer, ideal for producing decals, will be operating in the stand as well.
